Services in Ontario

A registered charity running 10 hearing clinics across Ontario, including Toronto, Mississauga, and Newmarket in York Region, offering hearing tests, hearing aid consultations, and fittings with a 90 day trial. This is a non-profit community service, not a privately vetted company.

Verified by us 2026-08-05. Call 1-866-518-0000, email [email protected], or book online (Ontario residents only) for a hearing test or hearing aid consultation. No referral is needed.

A registered charity that helps Canadians who are blind or partially sighted use accessible technology, through free group and one-to-one training, smartphone apps, and devices like a free smartphone for registered clients. This is a national charity program, not a privately vetted company.

Verified by us 2026-08-05. Call the national line or fill out the online contact form at cnib.ca to reach a CNIB program coordinator, who can register you and connect you to programs like Tech and Peer Support, or point you to a referral for vision loss rehabilitation training.

Trained Red Cross volunteers call people age 18 and up on a regular basis just to check in, talk, and share wellbeing resources, an easy way to feel less alone. It is free and available by phone anywhere in Canada, including every city in the GTA. The Canadian Red Cross is a federally chartered registered charity, and this is a public community support service, not a privately vetted company.

Verified by us 2026-08-05. There is no single phone number across these programs. Families call the specific line: Toronto Transportation and Meals on Wheels at 416-236-3180, Burlington Transportation at 1-844-843-7331 ext 2, Burlington Meals on Wheels at 905-637-5664, or the national Friendly Calls Program at 1-833-979-9779.

A public program coordinated by Ontario Health atHome, Ontario's public home and community care agency. Adult day programs offer recreational and social activities, meals, personal care, and basic health care in a small group community setting, giving older adults social connection and giving family caregivers a break.

Verified by us 2026-08-05. Call 1-833-515-1234, available 7 days a week 365 days a year, and the call is automatically routed to the nearest local office; anyone, including the person themselves, a family member, or a doctor, can start a referral.

Circle of Care's Bereavement Support offers free grief counselling, support groups, and art therapy for adults across Ontario grieving the death of a close family member or friend, in person, by phone, or online. This free program is run by a registered charity that is a system partner of Sinai Health, a non-profit community service.

Verified by us 2026-08-05. Call the main line at (416) 635-2860, or Ontario Health atHome at 1-833-515-1234 to be referred for government-funded home care.

Ontario's public home and community care agency, a Government of Ontario Crown agency formerly known as Home and Community Care Support Services. Provides nursing, personal support, physiotherapy, occupational therapy, and other in-home care coordinated by a care coordinator, covered through OHIP for people with a valid Ontario health card.

Verified by us 2026-08-05. Call 1-833-515-1234, available 7 days a week 365 days a year, and the call is automatically routed to the nearest local office; anyone, including the person themselves, a family member, or a doctor, can start a referral.

Part of Ontario's public health system. Hospice palliative care nurse practitioners provide direct clinical care, pain and symptom management, and support in the home for people with a life-limiting illness, plus referrals to respite care, visiting volunteers, hospice day programs, hospice residences, and bereavement support.

Verified by us 2026-08-05. Call 1-833-515-1234, available 7 days a week 365 days a year, and the call is automatically routed to the nearest local office; anyone, including the person themselves, a family member, or a doctor, can start a referral.